Faculty Excellence
Faculty in the Klein College of Science are leaders in their fields. Learn about awards and honors our faculty have received for teaching, research and community engagement, and the leadership roles our faculty hold in professional organizations.
Distinguished professors
| Pinku Mukherjee | Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research |
| Xiaojun Ren | Irwin Belk Distinguished Scholar in Biology |
| Vaughn Climenhaga | Klein Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics |
Endowed professors
| vacant | Charles H. Stone Professor of Chemistry |
| Craig Ogle, emeritus | Charles H. Stone Professor of Chemistry |
Faculty News
The UNC Charlotte Klein College of Science kicked off the 2026-27 academic year by celebrating newly promoted faculty members at…
The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens were featured in Charlotte on the Cheap’s article “UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens — a hidden…
UNC Charlotte’s Reitzel Lab collaborated on a new research study led by Ph.D. candidate Ton Sharoni and Yehu Moran, Ph.D.,…
New research from the Klein College of Science’s Luo Lab was highlighted in The Microbiologist’s article “Hidden viruses reshape one…
The latest titan arum bloom at the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens was featured in “Corpse Flower ‘Smellvis the Titan’ blooms…
Jeff Gillman, Ph.D., director of UNC Charlotte’s Botanical Gardens, was interviewed by Country Living for “Does Boiling Water Really Kill…